Is nebulised ketamine an option in the Emergency Department?
Journal club review of an RCT on the use of nebulised ketamine use in the emergency department.
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Measles – An Ancient Foe in Modern Times
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease making a resurgence due to declining vaccination rates. It presents with initial symptoms like high fever and coryza, followed by a rash. Rapid isolation and appropriate use of PPE are critical for suspected cases.
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Is First Pass Success an important outcome in PHEA research?
This JC from St Emlyn’s looks at a paper from SJTRM and explores the association between first-pass success (FPS) during pre-hospital intubation and 30-day mortality in patients treated by Finnish helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS).
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Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for rib fractures in the Emergency Department
Review of an RCT of serratus anterior plane blocks in the emergency department for chest/rib injury. Is this now a standard of care?
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Paediatric Emergencies Update 2024 – Noosa Day 1
Paediatric Stroke, Bronchiolitis, and tips and tricks for paediatric procedures
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An EPiC mental model. St Emlyn’s
The practice of coordinating, consulting and managing an entire acute clinical service in real-time is fairly unique to emergency medicine. Central to this is the EPiC (or emergency physician in charge) role #FOAMed @stemlyns with @codingbrown
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Chat GPT and AI vs Humans in medical assessment – is there a difference?
Can ChatGPT write clinical cases and MCQs unrecognisable from those written by humans?
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Podcast – February and March 2024 Monthly Update – mCPR, Resus research, decompensated liver disease and more
Our regular round up of the best of the blog with @docib and @emmanchester . Decompensated liver disease, mechanical CPR, frailty, global health and more.